For the second straight game, Northeast Jones will face off against Morton. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Northeast Jones Tigers face off against Morton Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northeast Jones has four straight wins, Morton has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Northeast Jones barely beat Morton the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 16-2 victory on Tuesday. Considering the Tigers have won ten matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Carter Wiginton, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Asher McBride, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Northeast Jones hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five strikeouts batters in four consecutive games.
Morton's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Northeast Jones, their win bumped their record up to 13-6-1.
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